Engines and Motors
21st March
Electric Flight Tutorial
This article by John Corkill falls naturally into several ‘digestible' portions.
- the ideal battery and motor theory
- the ideal propellers theory, including matching
- where real-life diverges from the ideal
- how to use the above information to put together a working system
- odds ‘n sods
Also included is a glossary of the electrical and mechanical terms used.
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Fuelling
This very useful article by John Corkill covers the follwing topics:
1) Old fuel
2) Fuel handling
3) Filling the model
4) What not to do
5) Is the needle mechanically secure?
6) Flushing the jets
7) To filter or not to filter ?
8) Can filters cause rather than cure problems ?
9) Unexpected sources of dirt
10) Life without pressure
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